The golden boy with the golden voice, Godwin Sotiangco is set to stage his first solo concert on July 18, 2009. Edsel first solo concert “This Is The Moment” will be held at Celebrity Theatre for the Performing Arts in Hollywood. The 11-year old Fil-Am performer was discovered last July 2007 at the US Philippine Expo in Pomona. Since then, Edsel has amazed audiences with his powerful voice that had earned him the title, “The Golden Boy with the Golden Voice.”
Edsel Godwin Sotiangco was also a runner-up in the 2008 Hollywood’s Best New Talent Award held in Kodak Theatre. He already had performed on stage with some of the brightest Filipino-American names in music industry like Apl de Ap of Black Eyed Peas, Martin Nievera, Ramielle Malubay, Jed Madela, Judy Ann Santos, Nora Aunor and many others.
Edsel possess an extraordinary high voice range which is not common for a boy. He has a soprano range voice which is very high-pitched. In fact he can easily render songs of Celine Dion, Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston easily. Some of the audience that had listened to him, Edsel is the male version of Charice Pempengco. According to his voice coaches there is no boy currently performing in the Filipino community as good as Edsel in his age range and that is the reason why people call him “The Golden Boy.”
On his solo concert on July 18, Edsel will be singing sings which are arranged to suit his voice. It will be one grand night with orchestra accompaniment. There will be surprise celebrities and guest performers. There will be music videos, back-up singers and terrific dance numbers like a Las Vegas show. The concert‚Äôs going to be a real treat and parts of the proceeds will go to Bantay Bata,” that‚Äôs according to Edsel‚Äôs father Eddie Sotiangco.
Aside from practicing for his grand solo concert, Edsel is also busy recording songs every week for his album which will come out in time for the affair. “I‚Äôm so excited about my concert because it‚Äôs the first time that I will perform solo. I want to use the talents that God gave me and excel in music,” Edsel said. With his amazing talents and such faith to guide him, the golden boy will surely go a long, long way to fame and fortune. And his grand concert on July 18 is expected to be the grand moment to firmly establish Edsel Sotiangco in the performing arts industry.
See you there!
